Van Morrison & The Chieftains
Van Morrison & The Chieftains
Van Morrison & The Chieftains
Van Morrison & The Chieftains
Van Morrison & The Chieftains
Van Morrison & The Chieftains
Van Morrison & The Chieftains
Van Morrison & The Chieftains
Van Morrison & The Chieftains
Van Morrison & The Chieftains
This track comprises the vocal of Kevin Conneff (of the Chieftains) in Gaelic Irish and Van Morrison in English. It speaks about a match that no one wanted but the loss of another’s true love when they left for America.
Tá mo chleamhnas déanta ó athrú aréir
S'ní mó ná go dtaithníonn an bhean liom féin
Ach fágfaidh mé i mo dhiaidh í
'gus imeoidh mé liom féin
Ar fud na gcoillte craobhach
My match it was made here last night
To a girl I neither love nor like
But I'll take my own advice
And leave her behind
And go roaming the wild woods all over
Shiúil mise thoir agus shiúil mise thiar
Shiúil mise Corcaigh 'gus sráide Bh'l'áth Cliath
Ach sámhail de mo chailin deas ni fhaca mise riamh
'Si an bhean dubh a dhfhág mo chroí cráite
I walked up and I walked down
I walked Cork, and Dublin, and Belfast towns
But no equal to my true love could I find
She's the wee lass that's left my heart broken
D'éirigh mé ar maidin dhá uair roimh an lá
'gus fuair mé litir ó mó mhile ghrá
Chuala mé an smóilin 's an londubh á rá
Gur ealiagh mo ghrá thar sáile
I got up two hours before day
And I got a letter from my true love
I heard the blackbird and linnet say
That my love had crossed the ocean
Tá Mo Chleamhnas Déanta (My Match It Is Made) was written by Traditional.
Tá Mo Chleamhnas Déanta (My Match It Is Made) was produced by Paddy Moloney & Van Morrison.